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… A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has … has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing a 7-2 victory that overturned … , securing a 9-0 ruling that prohibits the government from discriminating against religious speech. He also served …

… Tim Chandler serves as senior counsel and vice president of Church & Ministry Alliance engagement and strategic projects. … B.S. in Business Administration summa cum laude in 2001 from Biola University, where he also graduated from the …

… Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where … She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched the … C-SPAN, and 60 Minutes+. Kao earned her A.B. cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. …

… As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the faith-based organization in advancing the God-given right to live and speak the truth … and other leading courts and tribunals and has secured the release of more than 1,000 imprisoned Christians. After …

… a licensed clinical psychologist who taught at the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois for 18 years, and is sought after for research … conservative -- a problem for the city of Minneapolis. In 2005, the city hired him as an independent contractor, and …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally … and print media. Kiefer earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy, where …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. He primarily assists members of the Church and Ministry Alliance with protecting their … of Investigation, providing administrative and tactical support for investigators in the counterterrorism division. …

… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike … his son, Jonathan, also an attorney, in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In …

… Dr. Mike Adams In 1993, Dr. Mike Adams, a self-declared atheist and liberal, began working at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington (UNCW). Case: Adams v. Trustees … columns that addressed cultural and political issues from a conservative perspective and that critiqued higher …

… rights and advocacy strategy. She joined ADF in 2021 to support its strategic initiatives for influencing culture to preserve the fundamental rights of parents to guide and educate their children in accordance … and also as an associate attorney at Smith & Pugh, PLC. From 2019 to 2021, she was an active and outspoken parent …